In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacting national comprehensive health
reform. This
brief presents resources about the ACA's major provisions, policy developments,
and implementation efforts.

Overview

HHS.gov.
Information about the ACA, the Health Insurance Marketplace, and key features.

Read the Law.
Section-by-section outline of the ACA. Full text of the Patient Protection
and
Affordable
Care Act, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and the 2012
Supreme Court decision to uphold the health care law.

Health Insurance Marketplace. Training materials and presentations for professionals about the Health Insurance Marketplace and helping people apply. Presents brochures, fact sheets, articles, videoclips, materials in Spanish and other languages, and other resources to raise awareness about the ACA and help people apply.

Commonwealth Fund: Health Reform Resource Center. Timeline with information about the ACA's major provisions and health policy publications about the impact of the ACA on federal programs, states, and specific population groups. Also includes a map depicting the status of state action on state health insurance marketplaces and a blog with analysis and commentary about the ACA and other pressing health policy issues.

Enroll
America. Resources for health professionals, policymakers, insurers,
and advocates to maximize the number of uninsured Americans who enroll in health
coverage made available by the ACA. Includes an outreach toolkit; best practices
in outreach and enrollment; a map showing where the
uninsured live in each state; an enrollment profile
of each state; and a consumer education campaign in English and Spanish, Get
Covered America.

This resource brief was developed by the University of Miami Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), the University of South Florida College of Public Health MCH Leadership Training Program, the University of Florida Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC) Leadership Training Program, and the MCH Library at Georgetown University, all of which are funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).

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